R.E.M. has announced the return of their ‘R.E.M. at the BBC’ box set, arriving March 6 following fan demand. The collection spans eight CDs and one DVD, gatheringarchival BBC performances captured across nearly 25 years. Material stretches from the band’s early days in 1984 through their later period in 2008.
The package draws from multiple BBC programs and venues. Highlights include a full hour from Later with Jools Holland, Radio 1’s Live Lounge sessions, and recordings made for John Peel’s influential studio sessions. Concert broadcasts feature their Glastonbury Festival appearance from 1999, an intimate 2004 church performance in London, and a 1995 show from Milton Keynes. The tracklist covers essential R.E.M. material including “Losing My Religion”, “Man on the Moon”, “Radio Free Europe” and “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”. The DVD portion adds the short film Accelerating Backwards alongside the Later performance and three additional video clips.